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SCOTUS: Prison Officials Who Violated Prisoner’s Free Exercise Rights Not Liable for Money Damages
Few Americans would read the facts in Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety without being disturbed. According to Damon Landor and the state of Louisiana, prison officials shaved his dreadlocks against his will and in violation of his religious beliefs as a devout Rastafarian. Even more appalling is the fact that Landor… -
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‘We 100% Got People Killed’: Biden’s DOJ, DEA Knowingly Allowed Hundreds of Thousands of Fentanyl Pills Into US for Intel Gathering
Starting under the Biden administration, the Drug Enforcement Administration allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills into New Mexico because Justice Department prosecutors wanted to bring a bigger criminal case against traffickers, The Associated Press first reported. The AP cited three current and former DEA agents as well as government records showing that, between 2023… -
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Victor Davis Hanson Sets the Record Straight on Tucker Carlson and Graham Platner
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Victor Davis Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Jack Fowler: Victor, you mentioned Tucker, and I saw this post this morning on X, and it’s “Tucker Carlson defends… -
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Supreme Court Determines ExxonMobil Can Sue Communist Cuba for Confiscated Property
In a case involving oil giant ExxonMobil, the Supreme Court held that a federal law granting the right to sue a foreign country over confiscated property overrides sovereign immunity. The court ruled 6-3, splitting along ideological lines. Justice Brett Kavanaugh authored the majority opinion. ExxonMobil is seeking more than $1 billion in compensation for oil… -
3 Things to Know About the Biden Judge Who Blocked Trump’s Citizenship Verification for Voting
On Tuesday, a judge appointed by former President Joe Biden halted the Trump administration’s use of a citizenship database, which allows local governments to verify voter eligibility. Biden nominated U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan of the District of Columbia in February 2024. The Senate confirmed her that December, meaning much of her record stems from… -
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Trump Admin Makes New Move to Beef Up American Manufacturing
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—In an effort to beef up America’s manufacturing and reduce reliance on foreign companies, the Export-Import Bank, a federal credit agency, is unveiling a new loan opportunity for manufacturers. Specifically, the bank is now “offering lender guarantees of up to 90% on equipment loans and operating leases” to American small and… -
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Biden Spent Millions of Tax Dollars on Shockingly Explicit Sex Ed for Minors—How Trump Is Ending It
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—President Donald Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services on Friday will terminate $67 million of teenage pregnancy prevention grants to defund “sexually explicit” curricula, according to documents obtained exclusively by the Daily Signal. The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health’s Office of Population Affairs provides grants to organizations that… -
Rick Scott Wants GOP to Ram Democrats Politically for Opposing SAVE Act
In a letter to his colleagues, a leading GOP senator indicated Republicans should use Democrat opposition to the SAVE America as a political tool against them, telling Americans the opposition party likes “fraud.” “I hope everyone will be vocal as to what they think is the best path forward, but here is mine. Every day… -
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Vance: Iran Deal Has ‘Successful Foundation’
Vice President JD Vance spoke optimistically of peace talks between the United States and Iran on Monday, even as President Donald Trump has threatened to resume strikes if Iran doesn’t rein in regional allies, and congressional stakeholders have questioned whether America is getting a fair deal. On Monday morning, Vance departed from Switzerland after talks… -
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NOT JUST AN ‘IDEA’: How Trump Admin Is Holding Antifa Accountable For Violent Threats
During the 2020 presidential debate with President Donald Trump, Joe Biden infamously declared that Antifa was “an idea, not an organization,” echoing a leftist talking point that deflected from the violent riots that summer. Yet the Justice Department’s prosecutions of Antifa agitators in this second Trump administration should dispel this notion once and for all…. -
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Taking Out the Trash in America
Although major sports wins bring celebration, the festivities are often marred in big cities by unruly behavior. That was particularly the case in New York, following the Knicks’ June 13 clinching of the NBA championship. The parade that followed brought more chaos. Following that victory over the San Antonio Spurs—the Knicks’ first title in 53… -
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Judge Who Donated to Immigrant Legal Aid Group Blocks DOJ Immigration Probe of Walz, Ellison
A federal judge in Minnesota, who has donated to an immigrant legal aid group, quashed several federal grand jury subpoenas of documents from Gov. Tim Walz and the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul over compliance with immigration enforcement. In a 29-page opinion issued Monday, Chief U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz of the District of… -
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Establishment Put on Notice Over SAVE America Hypocrisy
Over the weekend, Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee spoke out against establishment Republicans for asking senators behind closed doors to stop talking about the SAVE America Act after publicly advocating for the legislation. Lee’s remarks come after the Daily Caller reported that during a Republican Senate lunch, longtime conservative senators told Lee and other legislative… -
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How China Is Poisoning America With Parkinson’s
Amid massive party infighting, the U.S. House of Representatives is coming together to put a bipartisan end to chemicals poisoning Americans with Parkinson’s disease. The bipartisan Paraquat Prevention Act would cancel all legal use of the herbicide paraquat, which has been linked to the neurological disorder and is massively produced by China. “The United States… -
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Politics and Parenthood: Why Liberals Are Having Fewer Kids Than Conservatives
America’s cultural divide now extends to parenthood. A new report from the Institute for Family Studies states that a fertility gap has opened up between the Left and the Right. Based on a survey of 7,000 Americans, age 18 to 54, the study found that conservative respondents had, on average, 1.4 children, compared to 1.09… -
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House Committees Threaten ActBlue With Contempt Charge to Gain 400 Documents on Potential Misconduct
Three House committees have threatened to hold the Democrat fundraising platform ActBlue in contempt of Congress for withholding hundreds of subpoenaed documents. The three committees have investigated ActBlue for more than a year, primarily focusing on whether the organization that solicits and accepts online campaign donations screens for potential foreign donors. “For more than a… -
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Trump to Attend Wednesday Senate Lunch to Discuss Embattled Election Integrity Measure
President Donald Trump will discuss the SAVE America Act with senators at Wednesday’s closed-door luncheon, at the invitation of Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott. “He wants, we all want to get the SAVE America Act done,” Scott told Fox News’ Kayleigh McEnany on Saturday. “I’ve invited him to lunch on Wednesday to meet with Republican… -
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Drug Epidemic Drops to Historic Low as Admin Makes Huge Recovery Push
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced more than $700 million in federal funding Wednesday aimed at addressing addiction, mental illness, and homelessness, advancing President Donald Trump’s Great American Recovery Initiative. This investment from the Trump administration draws a sharp contrast from the counterdrug addiction initiatives made by former President Joe Biden… -
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Trump’s Iran Gamble
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Victor Davis Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Sami Winc: Victor, let’s go ahead and get to the memorandum of understanding. It was a very short two-page document, easy to read through,… -
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UK’s Starmer Resigns, Paving Way for Orderly Transfer of Power
LONDON, June 22 (Reuters)—Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday he was quitting, paving the way for what is expected to be an orderly transfer of power to front-runner Andy Burnham, who could become Britain’s seventh leader in 10 years as early as next month. In an emotional speech, Starmer said he had listened to…